The National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has partnered with the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) to develop the African Pathways Programme through doctoral scholarships. The program’s aim is in line with the mandates of the institute and council to promote and facilitate research in the […]Read More
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A new study explains why stocks sometimes fall. The incoming CEO for drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is making history: Emma Walmsley, GSK’s chief of consumer health care, was recently tapped to become the first woman to head a top global pharmaceutical company, which will make her one of the highest-profile women in corporate Britain. Yet, while Walmsley’s […]Read More
What do Diageo and Tesco in the UK, Woolworth in Australia, and Carrefour in France have in common? Beverage giant Diageo recently decreed that it would require 90 days to pay its suppliers. Accusations of “shakedowns and “bullying” related to similar attempts to improve cash flow at the expense of their suppliers were also leveled […]Read More
If Donald Trump is elected president, will he and his family permanently sever all connections to the Trump Organization, a sprawling business empire that has spread a secretive financial web worldwide? Or will Trump instead choose to be the most conflicted president in American history, one whose business interests will constantly jeopardize the security of […]Read More
When this bull market is finally laid to rest, the following words should be inscribed on the headstone: Here lies the most unloved bull market in history. From its beginnings more than seven years ago, small investors never fully embraced this market. The best evidence of this is that flows into U.S. stock mutual funds […]Read More
Is one of the US stock market’s main pillars of support quietly crumbling? Since the financial crisis, companies buying back their own shares has been one of the biggest drivers of the equity markets’ advance to record highs. Between 2012 and 2015, US companies acquired $1.7tn of their own stock, according to Goldman Sachs, counteracting […]Read More
“In the consumer internet product space, everything is replicable, but what really makes you distinct from your competitors is the thinking, orientation, and value system that you bring in. And that’s true for us,” says Subramanya S V, co-founder and CEO of wisdom. Wisdom is a nine-month-old wealth management app that helps people manage their […]Read More
It’s the definition of “failing upwards.” It’s become almost rote that when executives resign in disgrace, they get to walk away with massive paydays. This time around, though, there may be some small measure of comeuppance after Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf, under fire after his bank was caught creating 2 million accounts that customers […]Read More
SAN DIEGO /PRNewswire/ — Sempra Energy (SRE) today announced that its Mexican subsidiary, Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova) (IENOVA.MX), has been awarded two solar energy projects in a recent auction conducted by Mexico’s Centro Nacional de Control de Energía. The two projects will total 141 megawatts (MWac) of capacity with an expected investment of approximately […]Read More
It’s time to change your password. It’s a cyber catastrophe. Yahoo on Thursday confirmed a massive security breach that saw hackers steal personal information for over 500 million accounts. Yahoo YHOO -2.56% says a foreign government is to blame. The incident is a big deal since so many have a Yahoo account of some type […]Read More